Sand-box for cars



(No Model.)

G. T. DREW.

SAND BOX FOR GARS.

Patented Sept. 1., 1891.

WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE T. DREW, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

SAN D-BOX FOR CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 458,621, datedSeptember 1, 1891.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE T. DREW, of Omaha, in the county of Douglasand State of Nebraska, have invented certain useful Improvements inSand-Boxes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specification.

V This invention has relation to new and useful improvements insand-boxes for streetcars and locomotives.

- The object of this invention is to provide a sand-box that shall havean adjustable feed and be simple of construction and readily operated;and in furtherance of this object the invention consists in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter morefully described, and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 illustrates my device as attachedto the platform of an electric motor, while Fig. 2 shows a detail of thesand-box.

A in the drawings represents a suitable reservoir or sand-box of sheetmetal and of a'suitable size and preferably cone-shaped, as shown. Uponthe top this reservoir is provided with a detachable cover 13 and at thelower end with the guide-tube C.

The guide-tube O is provided at the upper end with a collar D and isheld centrally within the bottom of the reservoir, as illustrated. Adjustably working within this tube is the tubular cut-oflf E, which isprovided at the lower end with an exterior collar F and within the bodyportion with two openings whichare adapted to register with two similaropenings within the guide-tube O. This cutoff works loosely within theguide-tube, and is permitted vertical as wellas rotary motion. Thiscut-off is further provided at the upper end with three or more fingersor agitators F, of wire, which are adapted to loosen the sand and clearthe openings within the guide-tube C. An operating-handle l-I extendsfrom the cut-off E beyond the reservoir, so that the device may beoperated from without. The collar F, abutting against the collar D,prevents the cut-off from being withdrawn from the guide-tube when thedevice is operated. vertically in loosening the Application filedFebruary 20, 1891. Serial No. 382,192. (No model.)

sand and clearing the opening. Below the box is provided with a flexiblehose I, which is held upon the tube 0 by means of the collar K, which isprovided with an extending arm K, as illustrated in Fig. 2. At the lowerend the tube is provided with a nozzle L and a collar M, to which ispivoted the connecting-arm N, which is adapted to be adjustably heldupon the extending arm KT, as will be understood by referring to Fig. 1.

When the nozzle has been adjusted so as to feed nicely and all theeifects have been properly arranged, the operation of my device is asfollows: WVhen it is desired to feed the sand, the handle H is turned soas to bring the openings within the cut-off opposite those within theguide-tube 0, when the sand will readily escape. Should the sand clog,however, it is simply necessary to sharply work the cut-off verticallywithin the guidetube a few times, when it will readily escape- Thereservoir is conveniently attached to the side of the car or upon theside rails and is readily operated and adjusted.

Having thus described mysaid invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by United States Letters Patent, is-

1. In a sand-box, the combination of the guide-tube, a cut-off withinsaid guide-tube circularly adjustable, agitators attached to saidcut-off, and an adjustable feed-tube, all arranged substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

2. In a sand-box, the combination of the following instrumentalities, towit: a slotted guide-tube, a cutoff within said guide tube verticallyadjustable, agitators attached to said cut-off, and an adjustablefeed-tube, all arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.V

3. In a sand-box, the combination of the following instrumentalities, towit: a slotted guide-tube, a cutoff within said guide-tube circularlyand vertically adjustable, agitators attached to said cut-off, and anadjustable feed-tube, all arranged substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignatu re in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE T. DREW.

Witnesses:

G. S. BENAW'A, G110. W. Sons.

